April 12, 2013
Stephanie Covey
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-13
NASA ANNOUNCES CHALLENGES FOR 2013 INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and over 150 partner organizations
worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on
April 20-21, 2013. The International Space Apps Challenge is a
technology development event during which citizens from around the
world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life on
Earth and in space.
NASA and its partners have released 50 challenges for the second
International Space Apps Challenge, taking place in more than 75
locations around the world, including NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. Participants are encouraged to develop software, hardware,
data visualization, and mobile/web applications that will contribute
to space exploration missions and help improve life on Earth.
The following three challenges were developed by Kennedy Space Center
employees:
--Deployable Greenhouse: Develop a conceptual design of a deployable
greenhouse that could be used for predeployment on a space mission to
the moon or Mars (partial gravity). The greenhouse could arrive at
the planet/moon prior to astronauts arriving. The design(s) should
specify for which location the greenhouse is intended.
--Envision Kennedy Space Center Spaceport 2040: Design a concept of
the Kennedy Space Center Spaceport in 2040, using the spaceport's
current state as a starting point. Show government and commercial
facilities for the processing and launch operations of orbital and
suborbital vehicles. Include the required community planning of
research parks, tourism and supporting infrastructure.
--Moonville-Lunar Industry Game: Develop a game to virtually build a
lunar industry through a series of "bootstrapping" stages until it
becomes self-sustaining. The strategy is to decide which machines to
build first and how many of them, using resources launched from Earth
and available from the moon.
Follow the event progress at the Kennedy Space Center location on
Twitter using #SpaceAppsKSC and on Tumblr at
http://spaceappsksc.tumblr.com.
To register for a local International Space Apps Challenger event and
to find more information, visit:
http://spaceappschallenge.org
For information about NASA's programs and missions, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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